Recognition
Over the years, Shelter Associates has been recognised as a leading organization in slum rehabilitation work. Below are some of our most recent recognitions.
Le Monde
On 22nd March 2012 Le Monde, a leading French newspaper, published an article and an infographe (photo story) of the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Program (IHSDP) in Sangli and Miraj.
Original Le Monde article (in French)
Le Monde infographe (in French)
Worldcrunch translation (in English)
Time World article (in English)
Times Now
In November 2011 Pratima Joshi, the Executive Director of Shelter Associates, was featured on the Times of Indias national news channel 'Times Now' as part of their 'Amazing Indians: India on the rise' series. You can watch the videos on TIMESNOW.tv here, entitled 'Sheltering the urban poor - 1' and 'Sheltering the urban poor - 2'.
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York.
In 2011 Shelter Associates were featured in the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York, as part of the 'Design with the other 90%: Cities' exhibition. View the catalogue extract here.
Metropolis
Shelter Associates has been featured in the recent Metropolis Research Publication, "Managing Urban Growth". The publication gives an interesting overview of our projects in Pune and the challenges we have faced. You can download a free PDF copy of this book here, which also contains features on other Indian NGOs similar to ours.
Google Earth Hero
In 2009, we were selected as a Google Earth Hero for our innovative use of the Google Earth Software. As a result, Google made a short documentary on our use of Google Earth and how valuable it has been to our projects. You can watch this by clicking the image on the right.
BBC
As part of the BBC's India Week we were featured for our work in Pune. Read the article here.
UN Best Practices
We were featured in UN Habitat's best practice database. Find out more here.
Straits Times
Shelter Associates Director, Pratima Joshi, was recognised by Straits Times as part of their "New Asian Heroes" series. You can read the full article by clicking here.
Ashoka Fellowship
In 2009, Pratima Joshi recieved the Ashoka Social Entrepreneurs for the Public Fellowship Award. Read our press release here. Headquartered in Washington DC, the Ashoka foundation selects social entrepreneurs from all over the world who are recognised for their innovation and accomplishments in areas of social concern.
